FF7/Technical

When trying to play Final Fantasy VII on PC, you can encounter variety of problems. Here I'll try to describe most common problems with their solution.

Before actual game

• 'Error 112' during installation
• I get some weird error about C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT when launching the installer
• I can't select Hardware rendering in game configuration
• I get some error while starting game executable or game won't run at all
• After pressing 'New game' I get only black screen or game crashes

During the game

• Game crashes when I try to enter Chocobo races
• Movies are played upside down
• I have Sound Blaster Live/Audigy card and problems with sound
• Game backgrounds or text looks crappy
• Game crashes after first fight in new game
• Bike minigame speed is way too fast
• Game crashes in some places
• Game crashes when entering a battle
• No movies are played at all